Report: Greater Hartford's GDP flat in 2016

The Hartford area's economic growth rate was flat in 2016, ranking in the bottom half of U.S. metropolitan areas tracked by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA), the BEA said Thursday.

Malloy: My GOP budget criticism is vetting, not kvetching

Gov. Dannel P. Malloy took a softer tack Thursday in his continuing critique of the Republican budget now on its way to his desk, saying he was offering “constructive feedback” and...

UConn pushing hard to avoid GOP budget cuts

As UConn and Republican leaders do battle over what the university has called "unprecedented" proposed GOP budget cuts to the university, UConn has taken to Twitter with a #SaveUConn campaign.

GOP, Dems both lack solution to CT's cycle of budget deficits

Despite their many disagreements over how the next state budget should look, Republican and Democratic legislators have one key element in common.

State education funding to be a battleground in budget dispute

Huge questions over how state aid for schools and state colleges ultimately will fare will be a critical focus of Democratic and Republican leaders as they grapple with reconciling their vastly...

Hedge fund manager could throw hat in ring in CT governor's race

Hedge fund manager David Stemerman is exploring a run for Connecticut's top political post under the Republican Party banner, according to multiple published reports and a letter he sent to investors...

Moody's: CT's long-term fiscal prospects 'stark'

Connecticut's budget crisis has been stabilized in the short-term by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's executive order, but the long-term outlook may be more "stark," says a fresh analysis from Moody's...

$250K grant boosts Hartford's youth job training

The Hartford Foundation is awarding a two-year, $250,000 grant to Billings Forge Community Works and Our Piece of the Pie (OPP) to support the “Opportunity Youth Job Training Program.”